Marcus Brian Wharton
Graduate Student
Graduate Assistant Researcher
Microplastics, Estuary, Matagorda Bay
Research
The extent of microplastic ingestion in biota (shellfish and fish) of Matagorda Bay is
currently unknown. My objective will be to quantify microplastic levels in the surface
waters and biota of Matagorda Bay.
Education
BS Ocean One Health, Texas A&M University Galveston ‘21
MS Oceanography, Texas A&M University ‘23
Awards
Louis & Elizabeth Scherck Scholarship, 2021-22
Undergraduate Research Fellow 2019-20
Texas Sea Grant 2019
